League

Bête Noire Park
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Akhila Vadhwa started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd match minute, IMMORTALS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avinna Chandha to maneuver through the defense. SKY HIGH's Ramani Atwal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save SKY HIGH from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute Akhila Vadhwa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Devapandita Pujari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of SKY HIGH booed when IMMORTALS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avinna Chandha didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cudaratna Ojha in the 10th minute of play forced IMMORTALS's goalkeeper Devapandita Pujari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Devapandita Pujari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cudaratna Ojha, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Cudaratna Ojha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devapandita Pujari having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Bandana Thind's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ramani Atwal was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 20th minute, Campat Rai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bandana Thind had several of the SKY HIGH's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 24 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Ramani Atwal as he didn't even see the shot coming. 28 minutes into the game, Akhila Vadhwa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Devapandita Pujari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Devapandita Pujari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cudaratna Ojha in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of IMMORTALS booed when SKY HIGH was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anupriya Tendulkar didn't get a good kick on the ball. IMMORTALS's Rajeshh Rudrappa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for SKY HIGH. 39 minutes into the game, Avinna Chandha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IMMORTALS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SKY HIGH the free kick. The supporters of SKY HIGH booed when IMMORTALS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Avinna Chandha didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Akhila Vadhwa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Cudaratna Ojha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

If Akhila Vadhwa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Akhila Vadhwa in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Devapandita Pujari prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Akhila Vadhwa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Devapandita Pujari having to make a save. Cudaratna Ojha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Devapandita Pujari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akhila Vadhwa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Devapandita Pujari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 66th minute, IMMORTALS's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cudaratna Ojha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After 71 played minutes IMMORTALS got a freekick which was hit by Dhanna Aujla. When Cudaratna Ojha came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the SKY HIGH fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cudaratna Ojha couldn't finish the play. Akhila Vadhwa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Devapandita Pujari having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Bandana Thind got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cudaratna Ojha blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Devapandita Pujari having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Akhila Vadhwa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Devapandita Pujari. That made the score 1-2 in the 83 minute of play. Devapandita Pujari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cudaratna Ojha in the 92nd minute. The IMMORTALS fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SKY HIGH were clearly better and deserved to take the win.